Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing

Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vaccines, toxoids, blood fractions, and culture media of plant or animal origin (except diagnostic).

Category

Manufacturing

NAICS Code

325414

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this industry:

• Disinfect or sterilize medical equipment
• Generate bioaerosols derived from milk, eggs, or animal serum
• Generate bioaerosols of biological enzymes
• Generate latex dust using latex products
• Handle laboratory animals
• Inhale aspergillus in bakery, beet sugar refinery, or biotechnology plant
• Mix or pack pharmaceutical products
• Sterilize equipment with ethylene oxide